Stephen Thompson said in the buildup to his retirement fight that he was most proud that he was leaving the UFC the same guy as when he came in. He didn't know how literally he could take that.
Thompson (18-9-1 MMA, 13-9-1 UFC) knocked out Charles Radtke (12-6 MMA, 5-3 UFC) with a head kick to close out the UFC 334 prelims. The finish came at the 2:54 mark of the third round at Madison Square Garden in New York.
Thompson made his UFC debut nearly 15 years ago – and won with a head kick to open the prelims at UFC 143 against Dan Stittgen. The same type of kick to win in his retirement fight could not have been more perfect for the two-time…
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